Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has been linked with the manager's job at Manchester City.

Blues boss Roberto Mancini guided City to the Premier League title last season and there is no suggestion his job is under threat at the Etihad Stadium.

But exit at the group stages of the Champions League for the second season running have increased the pressure on the Italian.

And the Sun reports that 'Special One' Mourinho is prepared to take over at City should the opportunity arise.

After the recent 1-1 draw between City and Real Madrid mischievously suggested that he would be out of a job if his side had gone out of the Champions League at the group stages, but his comments also hinted at his dissatisfaction at life in Madrid.

"I admire the fact that clubs support their manager," he said. "City is out of Champions League. But Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund are very good teams and we knew a big team would be out.

"It is good that it was City because Roberto can work without any kind of problem I believe. If it was Real Madrid, the press wouldn't let me return to Madrid."

Mourinho's future at the Bernabeu is in doubt anyway because of poor performance in La Liga where they sit 11 points behind rivals Barca.